01647nam 2200445 450 991079492290332120180520085004.01-4985-5420-2(CKB)4340000000264717(MiAaPQ)EBC5347025(EXLCZ)99434000000026471720180525d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe pursuit of happiness and the American regime political theory in literature /Elizabeth AmatoLanham :Lexington Books,[2017]1 online resource (199 pages)Politics, literature, and film1-4985-5419-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Understanding the American pursuit of happiness -- Tom Wolfe's status hungry America -- Walker Percy's search -- Edith Wharton's case for happiness and society -- Hawthorne's hope for friendship and happiness -- Sharing the pursuit of happiness.Politics, literature, & film.American fictionHistory and criticismPolitics in literatureHappiness in literatureAmerican fictionHistory and criticism.Politics in literature.Happiness in literature.813.009358Amato Elizabeth1548885MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794922903321The pursuit of happiness and the American regime3806277UNINA